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Honoring Lake Placid’s ‘Miracle’ men

LAKE PLACID — North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik has co-sponsored a bill that would have the U.S. Treasury create three Congressional Gold Medals recognizing the “Miracle on Ice” hockey team, with one of the proposed locations for these awards being the Lake Placid Olympic Center. The ...

Keene Valley church invites help with hurricane relief

KEENE VALLEY — Keene Valley Congregational Church is asking for donations as they work to send hygiene kits to people whose lives have been upended by Hurricane Helene. Nancy McArthur, who serves as treasurer at the church, is spearheading the effort, which comes as the southeast U.S. braces ...

Lake Placid winter outerwear drive warms bodies and hearts

LAKE PLACID — The annual Lake Placid winter outerwear collection is currently underway. The effort is being co-chaired by Tara Wright and Zach Clark. Wright has volunteered with the annual drive for the past seven years. Acceptable donations include coats, fleeces, gloves, hats, ...

Olympic Museum receives grant to improve accessibility

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Olympic Museum is sporting new colors. Well, sort of. With a grant from the Lake Placid Education Foundation, the museum now provides EnChroma glasses, which enhance colors for individuals with red-green color blindness, along with a number of other ...

Heaven Hill Trails offer stress-free stroll

LAKE PLACID — One of the marquee features of the Olympic Region is being at the figurative doorstep of, so, so many hiking trails. High Peaks hikers often brag big time about harrowing rock scrambles, epic distances or — my personal favorite to roll my eyes at — their early morning ...

Fatal crash in Notch remains under investigation

LAKE PLACID — State Police continue to investigate a fatal single-vehicle motorcycle crash that occurred on Friday, Sept. 27. The crash was reported at 11:50 a.m., according to a press release from State Police. The crash occurred along state Route 86 between Lake Placid and Wilmington, a ...